Da Windy City Staff Predictions for the 2019 MLB Season
By Jason Parini
As the 2019 MLB season commences, Da Windy City staff writers put together their predictions for the upcoming campaign. Let’s break down the experts’ picks here.
For many dedicated baseball fans, the 2018-19 offseason was arguably the worst winter of their lives.
On top of record-breaking freezing temperatures throughout much of the country, the MLB offseason market remained stagnant and rumor-filled for much of the winter. It wasn’t until late February that superstars Bryce Harper and Manny Machado finally signed with their respective teams. Perhaps no other city had it as tough as Chicago, given the front office controversies surrounding the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox missing out on Manny Machado.
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Not to mention it was friggin cold in da Windy City.
But praise be to the baseball gods, the National Pastime returns on Thursday as the Major League Baseball season commences with a full slate of games.
Winter is gone. Baseball is here. The hot dogs are on the grill, beer is in the fridge and the uniforms are washed and ready to go. There’s not a single weekend without baseball until November. We made it, folks!
As the teams load up the trucks and depart the Grand Canyon and Sunshine States, the staff writers at Da Windy City have put together our predictions for the 2019 MLB season. Here we’ll break down our picks for playoff teams, award winners and league and World Series champs.
Let’s take a look at the experts’ picks for the 2019 MLB season.